text: import serial
  import math
  import time
  from datetime import datetime
  import ephem
  
  ser = serial.Serial("COM13",9600) #initializes connection with the arduino
  time.sleep(5.0)
  
  deg2rad = 180.0 / math.pi
  
  home = ephem.Observer() #must be updated for current location
  home.lon = '86.9290' #+E
  home.lat = '40.4230' #+N
  home.elevation = 185 #meters
  
  # get the latest ISS TLE dat from http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sighting
  iss = ephem.readtle('ISS',
                          '1 25544U 98067A   15289.54097117  .00016717  00000-0  10270-3 0  9006',
                          '2 25544  51.6434 198.3749 0006726  41.6054 318.5610 15.54354269  6922')
  
  while True:
      home.date = datetime.utcnow()
      iss.compute(home)
      altitude = iss.alt*deg2rad
      otherthing = iss.az*deg2rad
      string_altitude = str(altitude) + " " + str(otherthing)
      ser.write(string_altitude)
      ser.flush()
      print(string_altitude)
      time.sleep(60.0)
  
  #note make sure in set up that the stepper is in the right cardinal orientation of the ISS
  